connect two points on sphere

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Mari Alqarni
Mari Alqarni le 29 Mar 2016
I want to connect at least 2 points on a sphere. The first point is at north pole (0,0,1). I am struggling with how to connect these successive points using the loop. I appreciate your help. Here is how I start:
wx0=0;
wy0=0;
wz0=1;
w0=[wx0;wy0;wz0];% initial position at north pole
% use the vector in spherical coordinates to update the position
%w=[sin(theta)*cos(phi);sin(theta)*sin(phi);cos(theta)];
where theta is the angle that w makes with the z axis and is between zero and pi. phi is the angle that the projection of w in xy plane makes with x axis and it is between zero and 2 pi. So the initial angles are theta=0 and phi=0 because I am at the north pole. The angles will be updated by solving a system of ODE and then use the solution to locate w position (say w1) then obtain new theta and phi and substitute in w to locate w2 (second point that I need to move to) an so on. Suppose I want to move 100 points from the north pole ( my initial position) so I need to use for loop to obtain the w1 , w2 ,..., w100. From this point, I do not know how to proceed.
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Geoff Hayes
Geoff Hayes le 29 Mar 2016
Mari - you may want to show your code so that we can get a better idea of what you are trying to attempt.
Geoff Hayes
Geoff Hayes le 31 Mar 2016
Modifié(e) : Geoff Hayes le 31 Mar 2016
Mari - what are phi and theta? Also, where is the loop that you mention in your question? Why is it necessary?

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